Smithfield, N.C.-based UNC Health Johnston has won its appeal to the state to add 12 acute- care beds at its Clayton campus, according to a Sept. 26 news release shared with Becker's. 

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health broke ground Oct. 1 on a $107 million hospital expected to open in 2026. 

Dallas-based Children's Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center broke ground on its $5 billion pediatric campus and received a $100 million gift to support the project.

Vineland, N.J.-based Inspira Health has broken ground on a $240 million expansion of its Mullica Hill campus. 

Between 2020 and March, 36 rural hospitals across the U.S. have closed. Hundreds of others are at immediate risk of closure because of financial difficulties.

Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health is planning to build a new full-service, community hospital campus in Bluffton, S.C.

Mercy Hospital South St. Louis broke ground Sept. 26 on a project to expand and redesign its entire emergency department. 

Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health has broken ground on a $421 million hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston has obtained a total of $51 million in new donations to support a new tower currently under construction.

Slidell (La.) Memorial Hospital has opened its $52 million surgical services and patient care tower and is expected to begin accepting patients later in September.